Mercyful Fate: Evil

transcribed by:  ???
     edited by:  Russ Elton      :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com

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Tuning: Standard

Intro
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5---2-|
A|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3---0-|
E|---------------------------3---|


Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-...-|

Guitar 2 (Comes in later)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2-...-|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Comes in later)
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9----|
A|-7----7----7----7----|
E|---------------------|


Lead into next section:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--------|
A|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--5-4-2-|
E|-----------------------3-2-0-|


Riff 2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7-9-|
A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-7-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
   **           **           **

Final time
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7-4-|
A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-2-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
   **           **           **


Riff 3
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-7-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
   "I was born in a cemetary..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-7-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
   "Under the sign of the moon..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------4-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
   "Raised from the grave..."

1st Ending
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-7-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
   "...by the dead..."

1st Ending
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-2-------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-4-3-2-|
E|------------3--3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|
   "...I'm insane..."


Play Riff 2  but use this ending:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7---|
A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-4-|
E|--------------------------------------------2-|
   **           **           **


Riff 4
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-|
A|-------------------------5-|
E|-222-222-222-222-222-222---|
   *** *** *** *** *** ***
   "You know..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-5-------------------------4-|
A|-3-333-333-333-333-333-333-2-|
E|-----------------------------|
     *** *** *** *** *** ***
   "...my only pleasure..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------4-5-|
A|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-2-3-|
E|-------------------------------|
     *** *** *** *** *** ***
   "...is to hear you cry..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-6-------------------------7-8-9-|
A|-4-444-444-444-444-444-444-5-6-7-|
E|---------------------------------|
     *** *** *** *** *** ***
   "...cry..."


Play Riff 2  but use this ending:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7---|
A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-4-|
E|--------------------------------------------2-|
   **           **           **
   "I love to feel you die..."

Play Riff 4   "And I'll be the first..."

Play Riff 2  but use this ending:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7---|
A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------5-|
   **           **           **


Riff 5
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----/10-10-7-----/10-10-7-----/10-10--5-7-5-7-|
E|-55-/-8--8-5--55-/-8--8-5--55-/-8--8--3-5-3-5-|
   **           **           **
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|----/10-10-7-----/10-10-7-----/10-10--5-7-5-|
E|-55-/-8--8-5--55-/-8--8-5--55-/-8--8--3-5-3-|
   **           **           **

Riff 6
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------7-5-----------5-|
A|-7-7--5-7--5-3--5-5-3-3--3-|
E|-5-5--3-5-------3-3-1-1----|
             "And when you're down..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------7-5-------------|
A|-7-7--5-7--5-3--5-5---3-3--|
E|-5-5--3-5-------3-3---1-1--|
   "...beyond the grave..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------7-5-----------5-|
A|-7-7--5-7--5-3--5-5-3-3--3-|
E|-5-5--3-5-------3-3-1-1----|
   "I'll dig up your body..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------7-5-----------5-|
A|-7-7--5-7--5-3--5-5-3-3--3-|
E|-5-5--3-5-------3-3-1-1----|
   "...and make love to shame..."


Riff 7
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------5-----------------|
A|-3-3--x-x--3-3-5-7-7--x-x-xxxx-|
E|-1-1--x-x--1---3-5-5--x-x-xxxx-|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7-7------5-5----3-3----5-7-|
A|-5-5-5555-3-3-33-1-1----3-5-|
E|----------------------------|
   "You gotta say goodbye..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------5-------------------|
A|-3-3--x-x--3-3-5-7-7--xxx-x-xxxx-|
E|-1-1--x-x--1---3-5-5--xxx-x-xxxx-|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7-7------5-5----3-3----5-7-|
A|-5-5-5555-3-3-33-1-1----3-5-|
E|----------------------------|
   "Cause I will eat your mind..."


Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----------7----------|
A|-5-5----5-5-7-9-9----|
E|-3-3----3---5-7-7----|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-9-9------7-7----5-5----9-7-|
A|-7-7-7777-5-5-55-3-3----7-5-|
E|----------------------------|

Final time
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-9-9------7-7----5-5----9---|
A|-7-7-7777-5-5-55-3-3----7-9-|
E|--------------------------7-|

Solo over Riff 8
transcribed by:
David Le Roux (odelo1@hotmail.com) http://homestead.com/_odelo/M.html

                                                               pick
e|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--13^^--13^^--13^^--12------12--13--12h13p12-------|-------------------------------------|
G|--14^^--14^^--14^^------14--12----------------14~--|--14--14--14^^-14^^r--14h16--14--14--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------12--14--12----------------------------|
B|--/12--12h13---15-------------15--13--12-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------14-12--11-11~---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|--10/12-------------------15^^r------------14~-----------|
B|--12/13--12h13p12---------15^^r--15--15^^--15~--\--------|
G|------------------14--12---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13p12----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------14-12--11h12--11--11--------11--11-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------14--14-12-14--14--14-12-14-12-10-12-12-12------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------10-12-10----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------12p10\3--|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------15-14----------------------------|
G|--15-16-16-15-16-16-15h16-16-15h16-16~---|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|---------12-14-12h14p12------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-15^^---------------15-12-13-15-12-13--12----------------------------12-13-15~--|
G|----------------------------------------14--12-14-11-12--11-----11-12-14-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------14--12-14-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15^^r-13-15-13h15p13-12-13-12\-----------------12-12-13-12h13p12--12--------------|
G|----------------------------------------12-12-14-----------------14--14^^r-12------|
D|--------------------------------12-12-14-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--14-12h14p12-11-12-11~~--\-2---|
D|--------------------------\-2---|
A|----------------------------0---|
E|--------------------------------|

End Solo



Riff 9
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2------5------5------5--------5-|
A|-0----5-3----5-3----5-3----3-5-3-|
E|------3------3------3------1-3---|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5-3-5----5-3-5----5-3-5----5-4-2-|
A|-3-1-3----3-1-3----3-1-3----3-2-0-|
E|----------------------------------|


Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|----------------5-|
D|--------------5-3-|
A|-555555555555-3---|
E|------------------|
   ************


Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5-|
D|--------------7---------------3-|
A|-222222222222-5--222222222222---|
E|--------------------------------|
   ************    ************
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------------7---------------|
A|-222222222222-5-------------3-|
E|-----------------0--2-3--5----|
   ************
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5-|
D|--------------7---------------3-|
A|-222222222222-5--222222222222---|
E|--------------------------------|
   ************    ************
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------------7---------------|
A|-222222222222-5-------------3-|
E|-----------------0--2-3--5----|
   ************


Drum and lead solo


Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------6-----|
A|-4444444444444444444444444-4-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------3-3-|
   *************************
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------6--4-|
A|-4444444444444444444444444-4--2-|
E|--------------------------------|
   *************************
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------2--5-|
A|-0000000000000000000000000-0--3-|
E|--------------------------------|
   *************************


Riff 11a (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5-|
D|-4------------7--4------------3-|
A|-2-222-222-22-5--2-222-222-22---|
E|--------------------------------|
     *** *** **      *** *** **
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-4------------7---------------|
A|-2-222-222-22-5-------------3-|
E|-----------------0--2-3--5----|
     *** *** **
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5-|
D|--------------7---------------3-|
A|-222222222222-5--222222222222---|
E|--------------------------------|
   ************    ************
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------------7---------------|
A|-222222222222-5-------------2-|
E|-----------------0--2-3--5----|
   ************

Ending:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-0--2-3--2-3-----|
E|-------------3-5-|


notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  mute with palm-hand
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill